Re: [Amc-list] Electrical System - 1974 Hornet

["Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Check your battery connections and grounds.
Back in 1979 or 80 I had driven the 70 Javelin to Florida.
We just leaving Flagler Beach Campground to head into Daytona for a few
beers.
We were driving down the campground road when the car just flat shut off,
engine dead,
lights off, stereo dead, everything dead.
We climbed out, lifted the hood, took the battery cables off, cleaned them a
little with something,
twisted them around a bit on the posts, tightened them back up and the car
fired up and made the remainder
of the trip without a hiccup.
Armand


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom O'Hara" <tom_ohara@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 5:14 PM
Subject: [Amc-list] Electrical System - 1974 Hornet


> I am looking for help with an odd thing that happened to my Hornet.
> For lack of a better description, it is experiencing a complete electrical
blackout - no lights, radio, door buzzer or anything.
> It happened when trying to start it the other day - it just went dead.  I
did get a couple of signs of life when jiggling my ignition switch with the
key turned to the On position.
> I can understand how the switch could cause the car not to start, but it
seems odd that I can't even turn on the headlights which I figured would be
a different circuit.
> Do all wires somehow go through  the ignition switch area?  I will happily
accept any and all ideas on what to check.
> Thanks,
> Tom O'Hara - Mountlake Terrace, WA
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